<p>How are they? are you garuenteed dorming for 4 years?</p>
<p>Housing is guaranteed for 2 years (for freshmen) and 1 year (for transfer). They are ok ... not as good as UCLA's dorms. They definitely aren't that nice and are obviously not Berkeley's best.</p>
<p>so if they are not that nice, why are they 14K per year?</p>
<p>it includes the food plan - also nothing to write home about</p>
<p>Ugh. Both my sisters went to UCB. Dorms were pretty awful. They lived in Co-ops for a year and then one moved into an apartment and one lived in a house...kind of a boarding house, with individual rooms and kitchen priviledges...she LOVED that arrangement. Dorms were crowded.</p>
<p>at other UCs room w/ food is 10k, though, i don't understand why they are charging so much more than other schools. do they give you any other privileges?</p>
<p>world class education?</p>
<p>But at LA, all the dorms are triples. At Berkeley, you have a good chance of getting a double. Personally, I would rather live in a double instead of a triple that looks a little bit nicer. The dorms at Berkeley really aren't that bad. Where are all these spoiled kids coming from? Jk.</p>
<p>can you live in the dorms during breaks? thanksgiving, winter, spring?</p>
<p>Dorms are not that great. If you are going to live in the dorms, I'll recommend deciding what you want out of the dorm: proximity, good food, quality, price, etc. Then choose the dorm that would satisfy you.</p>
<p>And the dorms kick you out during winter break only.</p>
<p>the best part of dorms is the proximity :) it's worth the 14k :0</p>
<p>Dorms in general are nothing to brag about. -.-;;;</p>
<p>^pos, what do you mean I can choose the dorm?</p>
<p>As in the dorm housing, or the room in a house the administration selects for you?</p>
<p>Can you please specify, and if you do, have some website that gives advice on the dorms at Cal?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Definitely want to have choice in dorms. If I'm correct, Freshmen have 6 (and the FH suites) options to choose from?</p>
<p>Living</a> at Cal</p>
<p>You have to rank your preference for residential complex (unit 1, 2, 3; stern; bowles; clark kerr). They will try to give you your first choice.</p>
<p>If you want to live in the dorms again for your second year, you have first choice where you want and you can choose what floor and room.</p>
<p>If you want a giant and nice dorm then pick Clark Kerr. If you are cheap then pick the Units which are kind of not so pretty, but its not really death.</p>
<p>is there a website that's just about the dorms at Cal?</p>
<p>like ratings, reviews, etc?</p>
<p>oh, and Clark Kerr is going through renovations for the 09-10 year, so will it be closed to applications there or will it just be noisy?</p>
<p>Hahaha I remember how they were doing renovations on Unit 3 when the school year started. Haha those jack hammers always woke me up early!!!</p>
<p>^
weren't they only renovations for cafe 3? lol
I remember. but i had 8am classes..so i guess they helped wake me up for my classes.</p>